Human Biology Association · SoS 172- Zach Cofran and Homo Naledi – Ilium? I hardly knew him! Cara cannibalizes pickles before she and Chris interview Dr. Zachary Cofran, an assistant professor of Anthropology at Vassar College who is affiliated with the Center for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey at the University of Witwatersrand. … Read More
Paleontology
SoS 160 – Interrogating the Structure of Modernity with Dr. Adam Van Arsdale
Human Biology Association · SoS 160 – Interrogating the Structure of Modernity with Dr. Adam Van Arsdale Dr. Adam Van Arsdale, a Professor of Anthropology at Wellesley College, chats with Chris and Cara about why and how we need to rethink the way human anatomical evolution is taught. He discusses his recent presentations at the … Read More
SoS 159 – Homo erectus the Scavenger? with Dr. Briana Pobiner
Human Biology Association · SoS 159 – Homo erectus the Scavenger? with Dr. Briana Pobiner Dr. Briana Pobiner is a paleoanthropologist and Education Program specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She chats with Chris and Cara about her research on the evolution of human diets and the possibility that Homo erectus may … Read More
SoS 147 – The Genetic Library of Sharks with Dr. Gavin Naylor
Human Biology Association · SoS 147 – The Genetic Library of Sharks with Dr. Gavin Naylor Dr. Gavin Naylor is the Program Director at the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum. Before his ALLELE (Alabama Lectures on Life’s Evolution) talk he carved out some time to chat with Chris and Cara about … Read More
SoS 135- How Upright Walking Made Us Human with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva
Human Biology Association · SoS 135- How Upright Walking Made Us Human with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva Dr. Jeremy DeSilva joined us for an interview on SoS 128. This week, in addition to a replay of his original interview, we hear audio excerpted from First Steps: How upright walking made us human by Jeremy DeSilva, read … Read More
SoS 128- A Most Interesting Problem and First Steps with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva
Human Biology Association · SoS 128- A Most Interesting Problem and First Steps with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva Dr. Jeremy DeSilva is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. He specializes in hominoid and hominin locomotion. On today’s episode, Cara and Chris discuss two of his books, A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwins Descent of … Read More
SoS 94 – The Theatrics and Quantitative Genetics of Dental Anthropology with Leslea Hlusko
Human Biology Association · SoS 94 – The Theatrics and Quantitative Genetics of Dental Anthropology with Leslea Hlusko Dr. Leslea Hlusko is currently the Vice President of the American Association of Physical Anthropology and a professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley. She will soon be joining Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, … Read More
SoS 92 – The Wisdom of Teeth with Dr. Peter Ungar
Human Biology Association · SoS 92 – The Wisdom of Teeth with Dr. Peter Ungar This week Chris and Cara chat with the “guru of dental microwear”, Dr. Peter Ungar. Dr. Ungar is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. His research focuses on the use of teeth to reconstruct the diets … Read More